Religion & community impact
🇳🇬 Nigeria — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
39.1% → 46.9%
Christian · 1960–2020
▲ +7.9%
35.9% → 51.1%
Muslim · 1960–2020
▲ +15.2%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1960–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.2% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1960–2020
▲ +0.8%
24.9% → 4.5%
Other · 1960–2020
▼ -20.4%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.1% | 35.9% | 0% | 0.2% | 24.9% |
| 1965 | 38% | 39% | 0% | 0.2% | 22.9% |
| 1970 | 39.6% | 41.1% | 0% | 0.2% | 19.2% |
| 1975 | 44% | 44% | 0% | 0.2% | 11.7% |
| 1980 | 46.2% | 45.4% | 0% | 0.3% | 8.2% |
| 1985 | 44.8% | 49.9% | 0% | 0.2% | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | 44.6% | 0% | 0.2% | 9.4% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | 46.9% | 0% | 0.2% | 10.2% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | 50% | 0% | 0.3% | 8.7% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | 49.5% | 0% | 0.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | 48.8% | 1% | 1% | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | 51.1% | 1% | 1% | 4.5% |
Figures are real national estimates from the Correlates of War World Religion Project. Green up arrows mark a rising share, red down arrows a falling share. The page shows recorded self-identification, not attendance.